creative use of typography

July 10th, 2008   |

Typographic Chair

http://www.paletteindustries.com/

These are just a few pictures i found on creative use of typography.

http://www.johnpourhome.com

Typographic Rug

Typographic Scarf

http://littlefactory.com


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typographic city posters

July 9th, 2008   |

Typographic City Posters

The folks over at Ork Design has created typographic city posters of various cities such as Los Angeles, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco.  They actually look very cool and affordable.


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understanding web typography

June 29th, 2008   |

Web typography has come a long way due to much improved browsers and text rendering.  Web designers who fully understand typography will reap the benefits and will get the most out of it.  Here are some resources out there to learn web typography.  feel free to add more of your favorite type site by commenting.

I love Typography

this is a great resource website designed to inspire people to be more aware of the typography around them.  Its a community dedicated to everything typography.

Typophile

Another great typographic discussion board, type design critique forum.

Here are a few articles about web typography:

  • Web Style Guide
  • Jon Tangerine : A paragraph in Web Typography & Design
  • A List Apart: Typography
  • Typographic Contrast and Flow  - WebDesignerWall
  • 5 Principles and Ideas of Setting Type on the Web - SmashingMagazine
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    also check out 

  • 101 Typography Resources for Web Designer
  • 46 resources & tools to improve your web typography
  • TypeSites.com

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